Can China’s New Arctic Sea Route to Europe Replace Middle East Chokepoints?
Sea Legend says the route could cut China-Europe transit time to 20 days, compared with about 40 days via Suez, but it is seasonal and limited by ice.
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China's Polar Silk Road shortens the way to Europe. Germany benefits – but risks new dependencies from Russia.
This is reported by SANA with reference to the Chinese agency Xinhua.China has opened a new route to Europe, which can significantly shorten the delivery time of goods. Beijing has launched regular weekly container shipments across the Arctic using the Northeast Passage.The first seasonal flight was performed by the Dubai Tower container ship, which departed from the port of Ningbo-Zhoushan in Zhejiang Province. The route connects Chinese ports …
The Northern Sea Route begins at the border between Western Europe and Russia, crosses the Barents Sea and Kara Sea, and finally reaches Asia via the Bering Strait. It is one of the shortest sea routes between Eurasia. (Odd Andersen/AFP via Getty Images)
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